A Study of the Geography of 1 Enoch 17-19 : No One Has Seen What I Have Seen.
This work examines the travels of the patriarch Enoch who is given a guided tour of extraordinary and at times terrifying places located throughout the cosmos. It clarifies the text of 1 Enoch 17-19 by explaining how the sites described relate to one another geographically.
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Other Authors / Creators: | Coblentz Bautch, K. |
Format: | eBook Electronic |
Language: | English |
Imprint: | Leiden : BRILL, 2003. |
Series: | Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism Ser.
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Local Note: | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Preface: Geography in the Otherworldly Journeys of Enoch
- SECTION ONE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS
- A. The Pericope in Its Setting: Chapters 17-19 within the Book of the Watchers
- B. Redactional Considerations
- C. The Literary Form of 1 Enoch 17-19
- SECTION TWO DESCRIPTION OF THE GEOGRAPHY OF 1 ENOCH 17-19
- Overview of Section 2
- Translation of 1 Enoch 17-19
- Synopsis
- I. Description of the Geography of 1 Enoch 17:1-3: The Mountain of God and Place of the Luminaries
- A. 1 Enoch 17:1
- B. 1 Enoch 17:2
- C. 1 Enoch 17:3
- D. The Mountain of God and Place of the Luminaries in the North
- II. Description of the Geography of 1 Enoch 17:4-8: The Great Darkness and Waterways
- A. 1 Enoch 17:4
- B. 1 Enoch 17:5
- C. 1 Enoch 17:6
- D. 1 Enoch 17:7
- E. 1 Enoch 17:8
- F. The Realm of the Dead in the West
- III. Description of the Geography of 1 Enoch 18:1-9: The Four Winds and the Seven Mountains
- A. 1 Enoch 18:1-5
- B. 1 Enoch 18:6
- C. 1 Enoch 18:7
- D. 1 Enoch 18:8
- E. Circuitous Journey of the Winds and Seven Mountains in the South
- IV. Description of the Geography of 1 Enoch 18:9-19:3: The Prison of the Stars and Angels
- A. 1 Enoch 18:9
- B. 1 Enoch 18:10
- C. 1 Enoch 18:11
- D. 1 Enoch 19:1-2
- E. 1 Enoch 18:12
- F. 1 Enoch 18:13-16
- G. 1 Enoch 19:3
- H. The Place of Imprisonment in the East
- I. Summation of the Description of the Geography of 1 Enoch 17-19
- SECTION THREE MAKING SENSE OF THE GEOGRAPHY OF 1 ENOCH 17-19
- Overview of Section 3
- I. Putting It All Together: Mapping the World of 1 Enoch 17-19
- A. Mental Mapping
- B. Grelot's Map
- C. Milik's Map
- D. Stock-Hesketh's Map
- E. An Alternative Map for 1 Enoch 17-19.
- II. Comparable Geographical Data and Parallels in Israelite and Jewish Traditions
- A. Mental Mapping and Sources of Information
- B. The Astronomical Book
- C. Traditions from the Hebrew Bible
- D. Summary of Chapter and Conclusions
- III. Comparable Geographical Data and Parallels in Ancient Near Eastern and Greek Traditions
- A. Traditions from the Ancient Near East
- B. Greek Traditions
- C. Summary of the Chapter and Conclusions
- IV. Cosmology and Geography in the Enochic Corpus and in Second Temple Period and Late Antique Traditions
- A. Cosmology and the Enochic Corpus
- B. Cosmology and Geography in Jewish and Christian Works of the Second Temple Period and Late Antiquity
- C. Summary of the Chapter and Conclusions
- SECTION FOUR CONCLUSION OF THE STUDY OF THE GEOGRAPHY OF 1 ENOCH 17-19
- A. Summary of Results
- B. 1 Enoch 17-19 in Context
- C. The Theology of 1 Enoch 17-19
- D. Excursus: Law and the Enochic Community
- Appendix: Text Critical Issues
- Bibliography
- Index of Authors
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism.